Zohreh Bahari-Movafagh, Yadolah Hamidi, Anahita Giti,
Volume 2, Issue 1 (4-2016)
Abstract
Introduction: Medical libraries as centers of provision and dissemination of technical information are important for the medical society. This study aimed to measure the quality of services rendered by libraries affiliated to Hamedan University of Medical Sciences to provide the knowledge of gap between the users' expectations and the level of provided services.
Methods: The survey was conducted using the standard Libqual questionnaire. The analysis was performed through non-parametric mann-whitney and kruskal–wallis test using the statistical software of SPSS16. The statistical society in this survey included students, teachers and employees (n=7000). The statistical sample based on Morgan table showed to be 400 people.
Results: In the dimension of information control, the greatest gap of adequacy affect was observed in the libraries of pharmacy (-0.933), and nursing colleges, (-0.132) central library (-0.43) and the hospital library (-0.362). The greatest gap of the priority affect was found in the library of pharmacy college (-2.18). It was found that the libraries lacked the suitable spaces for their clients' study and the greatest gap of priority affect was observed in the central library (-0.102), dental college library (-1.22), and the library of pharmacy college (-1.42). The maximum depth of priority gap has been in the libraries of pharmacy (-2.35), dental (-3.49) and nursing colleges (-2.31).
Conclusion: In the “service affect” dimension the hospital and central libraries have the greatest adequacy gap and in the priority gap, dental (-3.20), and nursing (-2.21) colleges libraries and the central library (-2.37) showed the greatest depth of gap.
Raed Nezhad Matouri, Mansor Kohi Rostami, Ahmad Reza Dashtafkan, Milad Habibian, Mahboobeh Momtazan,
Volume 8, Issue 4 (3-2023)
Abstract
Objective: The origin and status of public libraries as public institutions in providing services appropriate to the society are very important. This study aims to measure the public libraries affiliated to Abadan University of Medical Sciences in terms of health information sources and the readiness of librarians in these libraries to provide health information.
Methods: This is a descriptive survey study. The study population consists of all librarians and public libraries affiliated to Abadan University of Medical Sciences in 2020. Samples were 20 librarians and 10 public libraries. Data were collected using a questionnaire and a checklist, and were described using descriptive statistics and analyzed using chi-square test in SPSS software, Version 26.
Results: In the public libraries, only 1.32% of the total sources were related to health. In 65% of public libraries, no educational courses in the field of health had been held. Moreover, 15% of librarians were very familiar with health-related topics, 65% were moderately familiar, and 20% were not familiar at all.
Conclusion: There is a need for planning in public libraries affiliated to Abadan University of Medical Sciences to improve the status of health sources and for teaching the necessary skills to librarians to provide health information services.
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